Phillies @ Giants
September 23, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 6 10 1
Giants 2 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 6 10 1
Giants 2 4 1

Bobby Hofman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .149
OBP .000 .245
At Bats 0 47
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 2

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 10 0
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Polo Grounds - September 23, 1956
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Out
Curt Simmons
Stan Lopata
Ed Bouchee
Solly Hemus
Willie Jones
Roy Smalley
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Bob Bowman
Bobby Hofman
Wes Westrum

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 6 10 1 10
New York Giants 2 4 1 7
Winning Pitcher Curt Simmons
Losing Pitcher Ruben Gomez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Stan Lopata
Attendance 6,134
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Windy McCall. Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Westrum reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Virgil hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hemus strikes out.
Top 9 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 9 Jones takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to second.
Top 9 Ennis takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bowman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Bowman now playing right field. Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Bowman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to second.
Top 8 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with McCall covering, for the out.
Top 8 Bouchee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Windy McCall now pitching. Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Foster Castleman pinch hits for Steve Ridzik. Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Blaylock strikes out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brandt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smalley strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Hemus. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Hemus steals third.
Top 6 Hemus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hemus reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Bouchee hits a popup towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Mueller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Dick Littlefield. Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blaylock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Blaylock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Bottom 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virgil. Jones scores. Bouchee moves to third.
Top 4 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis tags and scores.
Top 4 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis moves to third.
Top 4 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Blaylock is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 2 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out.
Top 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hemus is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Simmons, and towards Hemus, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ennis strikes out.
Top 1 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Blaylock hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gomez, and towards Spencer, who fields it and throws to first for the out.